Fairhaven Takes it on opening night of Poulin 12U Tourney
The Michael Poulin/Matty Oliveira Memorial 12U All Star Tournament got underway on Friday evening, 7/25/25, after torrential rains threatened to postpone the evening’s schedule. However tournament director John Seed and his staff got the fields ready to the point that the schedule was not completely washed out. A fantastic job by the all volunteer Fairhaven Acushnet Youth Baseball Tournament Committee.
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- Kason Soares’s face, of the Whaling City National All Stars, tells the story, as Wyatt Anderson receives the baseball that was “high and tight” on the throw from his catcher, but just a fraction of a second late so Anderson was safe, during opening night of the Michael Poulin/Matty Oliveira Memorial 12U All Star Tournament on 7/25/25, when Fairhaven won 6-5. Photo courtesy of Bruce David.
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- Clifton Lopes of the Fairhaven/Acushnet 12U All Stars is all business as he delivers a pitch during the top of the fourth inning of the hometown team’s walk off 6-5 win over the Whaling City National 12U All Stars on opening night of the Michael Poulin/Matty Oliveira Memorial 12U All Star Tournament on 7/25/25. Photo courtesy of Bruce David.
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- Nathan Bedient (12) of Fairhaven/Acushnet is safe at first base, as Whaling City first baseman Nolan Sousa stretches for the baseball during the Michael Poulin/Matty Oliveira Memorial 12U All Star Tournament on 7/25/25, when Fairhaven won 6-5. Photo courtesy of Bruce David.
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- Whaling City shortstop Ruben Vasquez awaits the baseball, as Fairhaven/Acushnet’s Nathan Bedient (12) successfully steals second base during the bottom of the first inning on Opening Night of the Michael Poulin/Matty Oliveira Memorial 12U All Star Tournament on 7/25/25, when Fairhaven won 6-5. Photo courtesy of Bruce David.
FAYAB hosts regional tournament
Fairhaven Acushnet Youth Baseball recently hosted the 2025 New England Regional Tournament, with the winner advancing to the Cal Ripken World Series.
Our own hometown kids did themselves and our Towns proud by competing against the State Champions from New England, and actually advancing as far as the Final Four before falling to Uxbridge Massachusetts, who was defeated by the eventual New England Regional champion Keene New Hampshire.
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- Pitcher Sebastian Miesak (8) of Fairhaven/Acushnet is the picture of determination during the first inning of his team’s game against Newtown, CT, on Sunday July 20 at Pope Park in Acushnet during the 2025 New England Regional Tournament. Photo courtesy of Bruce David.
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- Fairhaven/Acushnet 9U shortstop Carter Santos attempts to tag Steven Cummings (20) of River Valley, Maine, during the home town team’s opening game of the 2025 Cal Ripken 9U New England Regional Tournament. The home town kids defeated the Maine State Champions by a score of 6-5 on Saturday July 19 at Pope Park in Acushnet. Photo courtesy of Bruce David.
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- Landon Solomito (66) drives the baseball to centerfield during his first at bat against State Champions Newtown, CT, on Sunday July 20 at Pope Park in Acushnet during the 2025 New England Regional Tournament. Photo courtesy of Bruce David.
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